148 WORCESTER SOCIETY. 



The machine, as you see it, is out of geer ; to put it in work- 

 ing trim, the two rollers are shoved sideways, and then tight- 

 ened down by the cap and nut in the middle. My object in 

 purchasing it was to procure some mechanic to make improve- 

 ments upon it, so that a machine might be made less expensive 

 and lighter, and come within the means of farmers generally. 

 I have used the machine for two summers, on smooth land. 

 Princeton, Sept. 16, ISol. 



Cheese. 



It has frequently been inquired, whether a cow giving a 

 large supjjly of milk, not rich in cream, may not be valuable in 

 a cheese dairy, although nearly worthless for the making of 

 butter ; and such is often asserted to be the case. It is appre- 

 hended that such an opinion is erroneous, if the quality of the 

 cheese is to be regarded. Cream cheese being much more val- 

 uable than skim cheese, it is believed that the richest quality of 

 milk is necessary for the making of the best cheese. As the 

 milk of a single cow cannot well be made into cheese for the 

 purpose of testing its good properties for this manufacture, it 

 will doubtless be foimd expedient to reject all cows, for the use 

 of a cheese dairy, that would not be considered as valuable for 

 the making of butter. 



The same degree of skill and attention to cleanliness which 

 is so important in the making of good butter is requisite in the 

 manufacture of cheese. Having provided good living ma- 

 chinery, for the production of the milk, much must then de- 

 pend upon the food, and treatment of the cows. 



It the fourth volume of the Journal of the Royal Agricultural 

 Society of England, is a lecture on the application of physiol- 

 ogy to the rearing and feeding of cattle, by Professor Playfair, 

 from which the following is an extract : — " We have now to 

 consider one of the most important branches of feeding cattle, 

 viz., for dairy purposes. Attention to scientific principles in 

 the department of feeding, is likely to lead to the most benefi- 

 cial results. 



